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Where does “κοκκινοχρυσός” come from?

κοκκινοχρυσός (Greek) comes from Greek χρυσός, from Byzantine Greek χρυσός, from Ancient Greek χρυσοῦς, from Ancient Greek χρύσεος, from Ancient Greek χρῡσός — gold.

κοκκινοχρυσός (Greek): of a reddish-golden color; titian, bright auburn

Definitions

  1. of a reddish-golden color; titian, bright auburn

Ancestry of “κοκκινοχρυσός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekχρυσόςgold; money, currency, cash; wealth, riches
2Byzantine Greekχρυσόςgold; something dear or precious; a gold coin
3Ancient GreekχρυσοῦςAttic form of χρῡ́σεος
4Ancient Greekχρύσεοςgolden, made of gold, decked or inlaid with gold;...
5Ancient Greekχρῡσόςgold
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